The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia's leading public healthcare providers. Join the ICU team as a key member of the leadership team.

Associate Nurse Unit Manager: Intensive Care Unit

• Part time ongoing opportunity
• Join RMH’s ICU as a key member of the leadership team
• Additional leave | Salary Packaging | Career opportunities

About the Role

The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s 42-bed Intensive Care Unit provides specialist critical care across the Parkville precinct, including services to the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre partners.

As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM), you will be a key member of the ICU leadership team, supporting the Nurse Unit Manager and Clinical Nurse Manager with the clinical and operational coordination of the unit. You will provide visible clinical leadership, support high-quality patient and family-centred care, and contribute to effective workforce, resource and patient flow management.

Working in a complex critical care environment, you will support nursing staff, promote excellence in practice and contribute to a culture of safety, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Key Accountabilities

• Clinical Leadership & Patient Care: Provide visible clinical leadership and role model safe, high-quality, patient and family-centred care.
• Operational Management & Patient Flow: Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the ICU, supporting effective patient flow and service delivery.
• Workforce Leadership & Culture: Lead, support and coordinate nursing staff, fostering a positive, collaborative and inclusive workplace culture.
• Quality, Safety & Clinical Governance: Promote a culture of safety, clinical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Education & Portfolios: Lead and contribute to designated portfolios, education and quality improvement initiatives within the ICU.
• Resource Management: Support the efficient use of staffing, equipment and clinical resources to optimise patient care and service outcomes.

About You

You are a Registered Nurse with current Division 1 registration, a postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing and at least 12 months’ experience as an ANUM within an acute metropolitan ICU. You will also bring:

• Advanced clinical knowledge and expertise in intensive care nursing
• Strong clinical leadership, communication and multidisciplinary collaboration skills
• Experience coordinating daily operations, workforce, resources and patient flow
• Understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and risk management
• Experience with relevant clinical and operational information systems, including portfolio or project work
• A commitment to staff development, education and positive workplace culture
• The ability to role model high standards of practice and support patient and family-centred care
• A commitment to The Melbourne Way – putting people first, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together.

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work
  Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth
  Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging
  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation
  Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence
  Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits
  Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).

• Work in the Parkville Precinct
  Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

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Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, please include a cover letter and resume.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check. The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve. RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards. As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.